Grainy B&W
by JH

Comment by CEJ:
The challenge was to have image grain in your photo - not a photo of white noise on tv with no image grain in the rest of the shot.

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by metoecus:
I'd like this a lot better if I had a stronger impression of what the figure in the background was like. While the person does make this more interesting, the extreme emphasis that the DoF places on that ubiquitous logo makes this look more like a piece of Starbucks promotional material than a photo most people would choose to look at. The logo is so large that I think that the DoF could be placed a bit farther back in the image and still keep the text legible. If the focus fell on a pencil poised over a piece of paper, a stack of textbooks, or a pair of reading glasses on the table in front of the figure this would have a lot more character.

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by neophyte:
Nice job. Great grasp of theme.

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by Dusty:
I too like Starbucks, maybe a little too much at times!!!

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by AzCKelly:
Interesting, I know EXACTLY what the focus of this picture is. Neat blur in background, leaves me with a sense that he is focusing on caffine too!

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by philup:
good 9

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by tpoc:
the more i look at this photo, the more i like it. i like the range of focus and composition, and i really like those warm colors in the background contrasted against the green and white.

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by LedZeppelin588:
I'd vote this a lot higher if I could see the whole word "starbucks"

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by JunieMoon:
Thought the composition lacked creativity, though I liked the use of shallow depth of field.

Madrid Eclipse Morning
by JH

Comment by Rikki:
Great DOF. The dge of the cup is slightly out of focus but it doesn't distract my attention. Great composition. 7